Supported Decision Making is when one person gives another person the support they need to participate in a decision.
Everyone has the right to make decisions about the things that affect their lives. Having choice and control over decisions that affect you is vital to ensuring your equal participation in life, just like having Braille on an ATM gives a person who is sight impaired the ability to access their money when they want to, or a wheel chair ramp gives equal access to everyone wanting to enter a building.
The amount and type of support you give to help a person make a decision is different for every person and each decision made. Supporting someone to make a decision is a valuable skill. Like any skill, Supported Decision Making can be learnt, practised and improved.
ADACAS uses a Supported Decision Making model in all parts of our work.
How the Supported Decision Making Team can help you
We can help you to become a more confident decision maker and a more confident supporter of someone making a decision. We are able to help you with an individual decision consultation, or help your organisation become more confident decision supporters through educational seminars and practical workshops.
Contact ADACAS to find out how our Supported Decision Making Team can help you, or see our Customised Services pages to view our consultations and workshops which can be tailored to meet your needs.
Contact ADACAS ADACAS Supported Decision Making Consultation and Workshop pages
Resources for Supported Decision Making
You are welcome to use the resources we have developed to help you go through the decision making process, whether you are the decision maker or the supporter of a person making a decision.
Our Supported Decision Making website explores the act of making a decision, including:
- who has the right to make a decision
- thinking about your values when you make a decision
- getting the right support to make a decision
- what to think about when weighing up your options
- managing risk.
Find out more about making a decision using the link below.
ADACAS Supported Decision Making website
Warning: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander viewers are advised that this video contains images and voices of people who have passed on.